Today’s healthcare system creates reams of data that require careful collection, analysis, and implementation to improve cancer care outcomes. Cancer informatics, or CI, is a large and widening field that marks the confluence of healthcare, computer science, and analytics. Effective cancer informatics programs may ultimately improve care, accelerate research, and save thousands of lives by
Intratumoral immunotherapy has put the immune system center stage in the fight against metastasized cancer. While its use has primarily been limited to melanoma, intratumoral therapy has also had some success in slowing the spread of other types of cancer. This innovative procedure has tremendous upside, though more research and robust clinical trials are still
The record-breaking 18-month dash to develop a COVID-19 vaccine could accelerate cancer vaccines by the end of the decade. Similar vaccines could treat autoimmune, cardiovascular and other forms of diseases along the same timeline. So claims Moderna’s chief medical officer, Dr. Paul Burton. The US pharmaceutical company is building on its pandemic-era work to develop
Cancer claims the lives of more than 10 million people per year. Still, deaths caused by cancer are on the decline, decreasing by 33% since 1991. While underreported during the pandemic, cancer remains of the leading causes of cancer worldwide, claiming more lives than COVID-19. Younger People Are Getting Cancer While deaths have declined, a
The Less Cancer campaign- program of Next Generation Choices Foundation is pleased to announce the first Move Detroit for Less Cancer to be held December 1,2012 at the Bayview Yacht Club,located at 100 Clairpointe Street Detroit, MI 48215. For nearly a decade, Less Cancer has been at the helm introducing prevention into the cancer
